Tuesday, January 16th, 2018
US Gen Dunford hopeful that relations with Pakistan will improve
BRUSSELS, JAN 16 (DNA) – Talking to reporters in Brussels, the United States’ (US) Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen Joseph Dunford insisted that he had not given up hope on the US mending relations with Pakistan. Gen Dunford proposed military-to-military dialogue as a means to improve relations between the two nations, which have been strained since US President Donald Trump in a New Year’s tweet accused Pakistan of “harbouring terrorists” and subsequently blocked military aid to Pakistan. The decision had elicited a strong reaction from Pakistan, where the civil and militaryRead More
Pakistan is a crucial gateway for US supply line, says top US General
BRUSSELS, JAN 16 (DNA) – The top US military officer Marine General Joseph Dunford said on Monday he was committed to the US-Pakistan relationship, which has been strained in recent weeks as Washington piles pressure on Islamabad to crack down on militants. “Do we agree on everything right now? No we don’t. But are we committed to a more effective relationship with Pakistan? We are. And I’m not giving up on that,” Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a small group of reporters during a trip toRead More
Pakistan vs New Zealand 4th ODI: NZ win by 5 wickets
HAMILTON, JAN 16 (DNA) – Pakistan on Tuesday gave a target of 263 runs to New Zealand in the fourth One-Day International in Seddon Park, Hamilton. Opening batsman Fakhar Zaman scored fifty, while other Pakistan opener Faheem Ashraf could make only 1 score, after Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Fakhar scored 54 off 75 balls before falling to the spin of Mitchell Santner. Harris Sohail also stabilised the score by making fifty off 74 balls. Just as Pakistan seemed to slow down, Mohammad Hafeez and Sarfraz Ahmed lifted the score, taking it to 262.Read More
‘Whole nation is grieving Zainab’s murder’: SC summons all investigation teams
ISLAMABAD, JAN 16 (DNA) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing a suo motu case on the grisly rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab in Kasur. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar, noted that the entire nation is grieving the death of the minor, whose body was found in a trash heap on January 11. Punjab Additional Inspector General (AIG) Abubakar Khuda Buksh appeared before the court and told the bench that Inspector General of Police Arif Nawaz could not be present todayRead More
Pakistan’s IT Industry Boom
Recently, an article in Outlook India with headlines “Noida to Islamabad” has created lot of positive sound in the digital world regarding Pakistan’s emerging potential in the field of information technology. This article suggested with evidence that IT Jobs were beginning to move from India to Pakistan. The story emanated from a western origin IT company’s action of laying off 125 employees from India and hiring the same numbers from Pakistan the very next day. It further narrated that job cuts had plagued the Indian IT Industry for about two years, with “Bloodbath in Bangalore being the recurringRead More
US must exercise caution in relations with its longtime ally
Nisar A Memon “Our foreign policy is one of friendliness and goodwill towards all the nations of the world. We do not cherish aggressive designs against any country or nation…Pakistan will never be found lacking in upholding the principles of the United Nations Charter.” said Jinnah the founder of the country that acquired independence from British Raj. Unfortunately for the country, the leader of this constitutional independence through a democratic legal struggle of millions of Muslims of the subcontinent left this mortal world after providing one year of leadership. JustRead More